Scottish Executive

Access for Disabled People

Mr Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it will take to address any lack of disabled access at railway stations on the north Highland line.

Nicol Stephen: Under part III of the Disability Discrimination Act, from October 2004 it will be the responsibility of the service providers to take reasonable steps to remove, alter or provide means of avoiding physical features that make it impossible or unreasonably difficult for disabled people to use a service.

  The Disability Discrimination Act is the responsibility of the UK Government and is therefore a reserved matter. However, the Scottish Executive is committed to providing an accessible public transport system in which people with disabilities will enjoy the same opportunities to travel as other members of society and takes every opportunity to encourage all service providers to ensure that their service is accessible.

Crime

Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) conspiracy and (b) explosive offences have been committed in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Hugh Henry: The requested information is given in the following tables.

  Crimes Recorded by the Police of "Conspiracy", 1999 to 2002

  

 Council Area
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002


 Scotland
 32
 14
 27
 17


 Aberdeen City
 3
 2
 1
 0


 Aberdeenshire
 3
 1
 1
 1


 Angus
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Argyll and Bute
 1
 1
 0
 1


 Clackmannanshire
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Dumfries and Galloway
 1
 0
 0
 0


 Dundee City
 0
 1
 0
 0


 East Ayrshire
 0
 0
 1
 1


 East Dunbartonshire
 1
 0
 1
 0


 East Lothian
 0
 0
 0
 1


 East Renfrewshire
 0
 0
 0
 1


 Edinburgh, City of 
 6
 1
 7
 3


 Eilean Siar
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Falkirk
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Fife
 0
 0
 1
 0


 Glasgow City
 8
 2
 2
 4


 Highland
 0
 2
 5
 0


 Inverclyde
 0
 0
 1
 0


 Midlothian
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Moray
 0
 0
 1
 0


 North Ayrshire
 1
 1
 0
 1


 North Lanarkshire
 0
 0
 1
 2


 Orkney Islands
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Perth and Kinross
 1
 0
 0
 0


 Renfrewshire
 2
 0
 0
 0


 Scottish Borders
 0
 0
 1
 0


 Shetland Islands
 0
 0
 0
 0


 South Ayrshire
 1
 0
 0
 1


 South Lanarkshire
 4
 2
 2
 1


 Stirling
 0
 0
 0
 0


 West Dunbartonshire
 0
 1
 2
 0


 West Lothian
 0
 0
 0
 0



  Crimes Recorded by the Police of "Explosive Offences", 1999 to 2002

  

 Council Area
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002


 Scotland
 42
 43
 65
 64


 Aberdeen City
 1
 0
 0
 0


 Aberdeenshire
 0
 0
 1
 0


 Angus
 0
 0
 1
 6


 Argyll and Bute
 5
 3
 0
 0


 Clackmannanshire
 1
 0
 2
 0


 Dumfries and Galloway
 0
 2
 0
 0


 Dundee City
 2
 2
 2
 6


 East Ayrshire
 1
 0
 4
 2


 East Dunbartonshire
 0
 0
 0
 2


 East Lothian
 0
 2
 0
 1


 East Renfrewshire
 1
 0
 0
 0


 Edinburgh, City of 
 4
 1
 7
 2


 Eilean Siar
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Falkirk
 0
 2
 0
 0


 Fife
 1
 0
 5
 4


 Glasgow City
 13
 13
 12
 18


 Highland
 2
 2
 6
 1


 Inverclyde
 1
 2
 4
 2


 Midlothian
 0
 0
 2
 0


 Moray
 0
 0
 2
 1


 North Ayrshire
 3
 1
 2
 2


 North Lanarkshire
 0
 3
 5
 6


 Orkney Islands
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Perth and Kinross
 0
 0
 0
 2


 Renfrewshire
 0
 2
 0
 0


 Scottish Borders
 1
 0
 7
 1


 Shetland Islands
 0
 0
 0
 0


 South Ayrshire
 1
 0
 0
 1


 South Lanarkshire
 1
 3
 2
 2


 Stirling
 0
 1
 0
 0


 West Dunbartonshire
 2
 4
 1
 4


 West Lothian
 2
 0
 0
 1

Crime

Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences of fraud have been committed in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Hugh Henry: The requested information is given in the following table.

  Crimes Recorded by the Police of Fraud, 1999 to 2002

  

 Council Area
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002


 Scotland
 18,608
 21,188
 17,410
 16,627


 Aberdeen City
 3,088
 2,491
 2,131
 1,398


 Aberdeenshire
 514
 678
 556
 420


 Angus
 165
 226
 109
 145


 Argyll and Bute
 113
 146
 184
 109


 Clackmannanshire
 51
 84
 81
 156


 Dumfries and Galloway
 476
 307
 423
 491


 Dundee City
 559
 511
 337
 367


 East Ayrshire
 371
 371
 258
 269


 East Dunbartonshire
 132
 122
 76
 121


 East Lothian
 260
 383
 261
 157


 East Renfrewshire
 91
 112
 98
 45


 Edinburgh, City of
 2,613
 3,885
 3,314
 3,170


 Eilean Siar
 15
 6
 8
 10


 Falkirk
 352
 360
 400
 645


 Fife
 1,121
 1,781
 1,264
 1,240


 Glasgow City
 2,498
 2,437
 2,133
 1,951


 Highland
 681
 928
 632
 981


 Inverclyde
 458
 293
 233
 165


 Midlothian
 143
 382
 314
 237


 Moray
 204
 267
 328
 195


 North Ayrshire
 362
 393
 432
 271


 North Lanarkshire
 768
 771
 606
 532


 Orkney Islands
 12
 32
 46
 31


 Perth and Kinross
 217
 183
 165
 210


 Renfrewshire
 633
 607
 515
 334


 Scottish Borders
 299
 763
 318
 428


 Shetland Islands
 37
 28
 24
 59


 South Ayrshire
 429
 508
 360
 272


 South Lanarkshire
 841
 529
 473
 509


 Stirling
 227
 200
 327
 359


 West Dunbartonshire
 330
 285
 291
 260


 West Lothian
 548
 1,119
 713
 1,090

Crime

Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences of (a) forgery, (b) reset and (c) embezzlement have been committed in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Hugh Henry: The requested information is given in the following tables.

  Crimes Recorded by the Police of "Forgery", 1999 to 2002

  

 Council Area
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002


 Scotland
 4,116
 3,643
 2,263
 1,789


 Aberdeen City
 92
 44
 67
 55


 Aberdeenshire
 46
 70
 43
 24


 Angus
 55
 67
 30
 59


 Argyll and Bute
 10
 16
 12
 11


 Clackmannanshire
 30
 30
 22
 23


 Dumfries and Galloway
 29
 35
 29
 28


 Dundee City
 216
 255
 88
 104


 East Ayrshire
 23
 22
 14
 15


 East Dunbartonshire
 11
 5
 5
 3


 East Lothian
 86
 66
 42
 129


 East Renfrewshire
 8
 8
 7
 6


 Edinburgh, City of
 1,816
 1,805
 694
 453


 Eilean Siar
 19
 0
 2
 3


 Falkirk
 158
 73
 136
 94


 Fife
 67
 75
 112
 65


 Glasgow City
 171
 144
 180
 162


 Highland
 77
 97
 37
 103


 Inverclyde
 3
 9
 7
 8


 Midlothian
 136
 103
 88
 64


 Moray
 16
 12
 5
 8


 North Ayrshire
 17
 33
 10
 9


 North Lanarkshire
 52
 70
 61
 44


 Orkney Islands
 1
 9
 4
 2


 Perth and Kinross
 78
 114
 57
 40


 Renfrewshire
 13
 15
 26
 22


 Scottish Borders
 305
 106
 190
 47


 Shetland Islands
 1
 7
 3
 6


 South Ayrshire
 24
 14
 11
 7


 South Lanarkshire
 60
 36
 28
 37


 Stirling
 131
 55
 75
 53


 West Dunbartonshire
 20
 16
 107
 12


 West Lothian
 345
 232
 71
 93



  Crimes Recorded by the Police of "Reset", 1999 to 2002

  

 Council Area
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002


 Scotland
 2,370
 1,812
 1,776
 1,672


 Aberdeen City
 220
 172
 199
 220


 Aberdeenshire
 62
 43
 43
 29


 Angus
 15
 10
 6
 7


 Argyll and Bute
 25
 16
 12
 12


 Clackmannanshire
 14
 12
 24
 11


 Dumfries and Galloway
 32
 45
 51
 34


 Dundee City
 80
 44
 31
 54


 East Ayrshire
 56
 32
 30
 31


 East Dunbartonshire
 8
 16
 10
 9


 East Lothian
 21
 17
 11
 18


 East Renfrewshire
 22
 24
 6
 7


 Edinburgh, City of
 399
 336
 415
 320


 Eilean Siar
 0
 2
 1
 7


 Falkirk
 34
 31
 38
 47


 Fife
 90
 105
 97
 97


 Glasgow City
 450
 325
 244
 229


 Highland
 96
 101
 110
 74


 Inverclyde
 60
 37
 19
 28


 Midlothian
 28
 22
 26
 38


 Moray
 58
 42
 44
 33


 North Ayrshire
 70
 51
 31
 32


 North Lanarkshire
 107
 77
 62
 70


 Orkney Islands
 2
 7
 2
 2


 Perth and Kinross
 15
 15
 10
 17


 Renfrewshire
 85
 36
 57
 33


 Scottish Borders
 22
 20
 27
 36


 Shetland Islands
 6
 8
 8
 2


 South Ayrshire
 43
 36
 23
 21


 South Lanarkshire
 120
 50
 36
 45


 Stirling
 34
 20
 30
 21


 West Dunbartonshire
 33
 30
 26
 36


 West Lothian
 63
 30
 47
 52



  Crimes Recorded by the Police of "Embezzlement", 1999 to 2002

  

 Council Area
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002


 Scotland
 948
 753
 977
 736


 Aberdeen City
 37
 30
 25
 26


 Aberdeenshire
 9
 13
 8
 6


 Angus
 1
 3
 4
 2


 Argyll and Bute
 2
 4
 3
 5


 Clackmannanshire
 0
 2
 5
 2


 Dumfries and Galloway
 19
 9
 3
 227


 Dundee City
 6
 11
 5
 17


 East Ayrshire
 9
 9
 6
 9


 East Dunbartonshire
 6
 4
 2
 5


 East Lothian
 1
 116
 159
 4


 East Renfrewshire
 5
 4
 2
 0


 Edinburgh, City of
 595
 291
 417
 74


 Eilean Siar
 1
 0
 1
 1


 Falkirk
 5
 7
 8
 7


 Fife
 20
 22
 23
 14


 Glasgow City
 85
 61
 43
 44


 Highland
 23
 61
 115
 34


 Inverclyde
 6
 6
 4
 4


 Midlothian
 5
 11
 20
 18


 Moray
 3
 2
 3
 3


 North Ayrshire
 6
 4
 1
 4


 North Lanarkshire
 18
 16
 14
 17


 Orkney Islands
 1
 1
 0
 0


 Perth and Kinross
 4
 9
 3
 10


 Renfrewshire
 24
 11
 9
 7


 Scottish Borders
 6
 19
 45
 91


 Shetland Islands
 0
 0
 1
 3


 South Ayrshire
 2
 9
 13
 3


 South Lanarkshire
 11
 13
 14
 15


 Stirling
 5
 4
 4
 5


 West Dunbartonshire
 8
 1
 6
 3


 West Lothian
 25
 0
 11
 76

Crime

Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences of fire-raising have been committed in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Hugh Henry: The requested information is given in the following table.

  Crimes Recorded by the Police of "Fire-Raising", 1999 to 2002

  

 Council Area
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002


 Scotland
 2,325
 2,364
 2,774
 3,624


 Aberdeen City
 145
 117
 166
 225


 Aberdeenshire
 70
 107
 115
 142


 Angus
 49
 62
 64
 89


 Argyll and Bute
 20
 19
 28
 27


 Clackmannanshire
 8
 22
 19
 21


 Dumfries and Galloway
 35
 63
 63
 77


 Dundee City
 159
 143
 147
 136


 East Ayrshire
 39
 42
 61
 66


 East Dunbartonshire
 26
 33
 25
 40


 East Lothian
 31
 41
 48
 54


 East Renfrewshire
 11
 21
 23
 20


 Edinburgh, City of
 319
 296
 250
 352


 Eilean Siar
 0
 1
 2
 11


 Falkirk
 67
 49
 82
 88


 Fife
 117
 134
 216
 230


 Glasgow City
 367
 388
 449
 573


 Highland
 90
 70
 118
 154


 Inverclyde
 46
 43
 59
 91


 Midlothian
 47
 30
 33
 47


 Moray
 29
 60
 77
 62


 North Ayrshire
 51
 56
 58
 71


 North Lanarkshire
 148
 114
 155
 211


 Orkney Islands
 1
 2
 4
 2


 Perth and Kinross
 48
 36
 64
 66


 Renfrewshire
 83
 98
 106
 104


 Scottish Borders
 37
 33
 55
 72


 Shetland Islands
 5
 7
 8
 5


 South Ayrshire
 21
 26
 37
 41


 South Lanarkshire
 85
 55
 74
 219


 Stirling
 14
 29
 21
 36


 West Dunbartonshire
 52
 61
 67
 127


 West Lothian
 105
 106
 80
 165



  Note:

  A High Court ruling on crimes of fire-raising led to a switch in recording practice between 2001 and 2002. Many cases which previously would have been recorded as vandalism are now recorded as fire raising.

Crime

Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences of (a) perjury, (b) resisting arrest, (c) wasting police time and (d) and how many bail offences other than absconding and re-offending have been committed in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Hugh Henry: The requested information is given in the following tables.

  Crimes Recorded by the Police of "Perjury", 1999 to 2002

  

 Council Area
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002


 Scotland
 31
 17
 18
 28


 Aberdeen City
 1
 1
 2
 0


 Aberdeenshire
 0
 0
 2
 0


 Angus
 0
 0
 0
 3


 Argyll and Bute
 0
 0
 1
 0


 Clackmannanshire
 0
 2
 0
 0


 Dumfries and Galloway
 1
 1
 0
 0


 Dundee City
 0
 0
 1
 3


 East Ayrshire
 0
 0
 0
 0


 East Dunbartonshire
 0
 0
 0
 0


 East Lothian
 0
 0
 0
 2


 East Renfrewshire
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Edinburgh, City of
 4
 2
 1
 10


 Eilean Siar
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Falkirk
 2
 0
 0
 0


 Fife
 0
 0
 2
 1


 Glasgow City
 13
 2
 1
 5


 Highland
 2
 5
 3
 1


 Inverclyde
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Midlothian
 0
 0
 1
 0


 Moray
 0
 0
 0
 1


 North Ayrshire
 1
 0
 0
 0


 North Lanarkshire
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Orkney Islands
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Perth and Kinross
 0
 2
 0
 0


 Renfrewshire
 0
 0
 1
 0


 Scottish Borders
 0
 0
 2
 1


 Shetland Islands
 0
 0
 0
 0


 South Ayrshire
 2
 0
 0
 0


 South Lanarkshire
 4
 1
 0
 1


 Stirling
 1
 1
 1
 0


 West Dunbartonshire
 0
 0
 0
 0


 West Lothian
 0
 0
 0
 0



  Crimes Recorded by the Police of "Resisting Arrest", 1999 to 2002

  

 Council Area
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002


 Scotland
 5,764
 5,810
 6,568
 6,847


 Aberdeen City
 240
 225
 246
 262


 Aberdeenshire
 123
 112
 123
 125


 Angus
 80
 79
 90
 78


 Argyll and Bute
 139
 162
 358
 233


 Clackmannanshire
 44
 48
 89
 97


 Dumfries and Galloway
 144
 116
 119
 172


 Dundee City
 192
 148
 126
 153


 East Ayrshire
 153
 143
 128
 155


 East Dunbartonshire
 64
 49
 64
 62


 East Lothian
 60
 57
 52
 81


 East Renfrewshire
 66
 56
 54
 58


 Edinburgh, City of
 551
 563
 628
 607


 Eilean Siar
 17
 9
 24
 11


 Falkirk
 146
 123
 174
 192


 Fife
 309
 333
 349
 399


 Glasgow City
 1,303
 1,291
 1,451
 1,591


 Highland
 206
 220
 261
 279


 Inverclyde
 77
 112
 136
 140


 Midlothian
 90
 76
 95
 66


 Moray
 70
 56
 86
 84


 North Ayrshire
 150
 144
 127
 167


 North Lanarkshire
 379
 374
 402
 489


 Orkney Islands
 7
 5
 10
 6


 Perth and Kinross
 66
 93
 37
 77


 Renfrewshire
 218
 214
 210
 210


 Scottish Borders
 76
 92
 89
 98


 Shetland Islands
 14
 5
 12
 6


 South Ayrshire
 87
 97
 115
 163


 South Lanarkshire
 337
 359
 419
 369


 Stirling
 79
 106
 128
 107


 West Dunbartonshire
 140
 168
 161
 138


 West Lothian
 137
 175
 205
 172



  Crimes Recorded by the Police of "Wasting Police Time", 1999 to 2002

  

 Council Area
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002


 Scotland
 2,577
 996
 919
 1,019


 Aberdeen City
 32
 33
 31
 56


 Aberdeenshire
 23
 15
 19
 17


 Angus
 64
 48
 44
 63


 Argyll and Bute
 51
 9
 15
 10


 Clackmannanshire
 12
 7
 10
 22


 Dumfries and Galloway
 29
 28
 21
 23


 Dundee City
 136
 140
 93
 124


 East Ayrshire
 73
 31
 15
 17


 East Dunbartonshire
 24
 3
 4
 14


 East Lothian
 9
 13
 4
 8


 East Renfrewshire
 36
 5
 0
 0


 Edinburgh, City of
 76
 69
 85
 83


 Eilean Siar
 4
 0
 1
 2


 Falkirk
 30
 42
 35
 29


 Fife
 73
 78
 71
 89


 Glasgow City
 949
 127
 113
 103


 Highland
 37
 39
 44
 40


 Inverclyde
 46
 11
 13
 5


 Midlothian
 7
 18
 11
 11


 Moray
 16
 15
 9
 16


 North Ayrshire
 105
 18
 14
 23


 North Lanarkshire
 168
 29
 31
 28


 Orkney Islands
 4
 2
 3
 3


 Perth and Kinross
 76
 55
 64
 62


 Renfrewshire
 114
 26
 12
 18


 Scottish Borders
 26
 31
 22
 26


 Shetland Islands
 2
 1
 2
 2


 South Ayrshire
 71
 20
 24
 32


 South Lanarkshire
 150
 28
 28
 23


 Stirling
 19
 12
 35
 37


 West Dunbartonshire
 96
 12
 17
 10


 West Lothian
 19
 31
 29
 23



  Note:

  From 2000, Strathclyde police force changed their recording practices and now record many crimes previously recorded as "wasting police time" under the crime category of "General attempts to defeat/pervert the course/ends of justice".

  Crimes Recorded by the Police of "Bail Offences (other than Absconding or Re-Offending)", 1999 to 2002

  

 Council Area
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002


 Scotland
 1,821
 2,172
 2,206
 3,588


 Aberdeen City
 40
 5
 28
 129


 Aberdeenshire
 34
 4
 35
 42


 Angus
 21
 50
 36
 34


 Argyll and Bute
 22
 15
 17
 37


 Clackmannanshire
 64
 69
 18
 93


 Dumfries and Galloway
 18
 20
 25
 24


 Dundee City
 227
 383
 169
 205


 East Ayrshire
 34
 28
 32
 46


 East Dunbartonshire
 16
 33
 22
 33


 East Lothian
 8
 16
 21
 45


 East Renfrewshire
 12
 7
 21
 23


 Edinburgh, City of
 223
 266
 184
 387


 Eilean Siar
 1
 6
 0
 1


 Falkirk
 103
 130
 111
 251


 Fife
 99
 168
 97
 312


 Glasgow City
 423
 428
 582
 821


 Highland
 22
 14
 46
 90


 Inverclyde
 7
 5
 9
 7


 Midlothian
 31
 29
 30
 40


 Moray
 9
 3
 124
 80


 North Ayrshire
 18
 6
 22
 28


 North Lanarkshire
 57
 38
 76
 181


 Orkney Islands
 0
 0
 2
 0


 Perth and Kinross
 22
 35
 48
 70


 Renfrewshire
 36
 58
 98
 138


 Scottish Borders
 53
 41
 61
 85


 Shetland Islands
 4
 2
 1
 1


 South Ayrshire
 17
 18
 57
 49


 South Lanarkshire
 64
 104
 92
 121


 Stirling
 55
 68
 31
 78


 West Dunbartonshire
 33
 44
 38
 36


 West Lothian
 48
 79
 73
 101

Crime

Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences have been committed under sections 47 as amended and 49 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, and sections 139 and 141 as amended of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Hugh Henry: The available information is given in the following tables. The recorded crime statistics collected centrally do not distinguish legislation at the level of detail requested. In consequence, some of the figures given in the tables may include offences recorded under legislation other than that specified in the question.

  Crimes Recorded by the Police of "Possession of an Offensive Weapon" Under Section 47 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, 1999 to 2002

  

 Council Area
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002


 Scotland
 4,805
 5,196
 5,478
 5,687


 Aberdeen City
 162
 154
 178
 216


 Aberdeenshire
 92
 138
 117
 93


 Angus
 80
 95
 76
 43


 Argyll and Bute
 40
 38
 39
 49


 Clackmannanshire
 36
 24
 62
 74


 Dumfries and Galloway
 121
 135
 73
 106


 Dundee City
 229
 266
 194
 105


 East Ayrshire
 87
 92
 116
 151


 East Dunbartonshire
 54
 40
 61
 65


 East Lothian
 44
 62
 61
 64


 East Renfrewshire
 41
 42
 41
 56


 Edinburgh, City of
 283
 408
 467
 448


 Eilean Siar
 7
 4
 6
 3


 Falkirk
 95
 88
 108
 123


 Fife
 270
 332
 297
 193


 Glasgow City
 1,429
 1,486
 1,543
 1,749


 Highland
 211
 164
 196
 215


 Inverclyde
 76
 122
 178
 176


 Midlothian
 46
 49
 44
 49


 Moray
 62
 56
 73
 77


 North Ayrshire
 85
 104
 136
 168


 North Lanarkshire
 282
 241
 327
 356


 Orkney Islands
 3
 5
 7
 2


 Perth and Kinross
 119
 116
 87
 59


 Renfrewshire
 155
 155
 156
 197


 Scottish Borders
 50
 71
 70
 77


 Shetland Islands
 3
 5
 14
 6


 South Ayrshire
 96
 97
 87
 93


 South Lanarkshire
 335
 348
 324
 307


 Stirling
 42
 50
 76
 92


 West Dunbartonshire
 104
 98
 119
 136


 West Lothian
 66
 111
 145
 139



  Crimes Recorded by the Police of "Having in a Public Place an Article with a Blade or Point" 1999 to 2002

  

 Council Area
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002


 Scotland
 3,089
 2,953
 3,186
 4,002


 Aberdeen City
 60
 51
 56
 85


 Aberdeenshire
 52
 30
 35
 43


 Angus
 14
 14
 11
 12


 Argyll and Bute
 45
 52
 34
 44


 Clackmannanshire
 15
 10
 19
 26


 Dumfries and Galloway
 21
 17
 31
 49


 Dundee City
 92
 66
 40
 55


 East Ayrshire
 69
 53
 65
 92


 East Dunbartonshire
 27
 34
 34
 38


 East Lothian
 9
 16
 15
 28


 East Renfrewshire
 42
 29
 26
 41


 Edinburgh, City of
 158
 161
 135
 187


 Eilean Siar
 3
 5
 3
 2


 Falkirk
 30
 25
 44
 61


 Fife
 59
 86
 137
 94


 Glasgow City
 1,267
 1,243
 1,290
 1,627


 Highland
 41
 45
 45
 57


 Inverclyde
 80
 102
 174
 196


 Midlothian
 18
 14
 18
 20


 Moray
 7
 9
 25
 12


 North Ayrshire
 91
 97
 106
 114


 North Lanarkshire
 149
 146
 168
 182


 Orkney Islands
 6
 0
 1
 1


 Perth and Kinross
 21
 26
 19
 17


 Renfrewshire
 213
 154
 165
 238


 Scottish Borders
 33
 23
 24
 38


 Shetland Islands
 3
 4
 1
 8


 South Ayrshire
 59
 36
 35
 59


 South Lanarkshire
 263
 262
 286
 382


 Stirling
 15
 22
 26
 37


 West Dunbartonshire
 91
 93
 85
 112


 West Lothian
 36
 28
 33
 45



  Note:

  Includes all offences recorded under the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 sections 49 and 49A and the Carrying of Knives etc (Scotland) Act 1993 section 1.

  Crimes Recorded by the Police of "Restriction of Offensive Weapons" 1999 to 2002

  

 Council Area
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002


 Scotland
 7
 4
 7
 2


 Aberdeen City
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Aberdeenshire
 1
 0
 0
 0


 Angus
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Argyll and Bute
 0
 0
 0
 1


 Clackmannanshire
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Dumfries and Galloway
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Dundee City
 0
 0
 0
 0


 East Ayrshire
 0
 1
 0
 1


 East Dunbartonshire
 0
 0
 0
 0


 East Lothian
 0
 0
 0
 0


 East Renfrewshire
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Edinburgh, City of
 2
 1
 4
 0


 Eilean Siar
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Falkirk
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Fife
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Glasgow City
 0
 2
 1
 0


 Highland
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Inverclyde
 1
 0
 0
 0


 Midlothian
 0
 0
 2
 0


 Moray
 0
 0
 0
 0


 North Ayrshire
 0
 0
 0
 0


 North Lanarkshire
 2
 0
 0
 0


 Orkney Islands
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Perth and Kinross
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Renfrewshire
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Scottish Borders
 0
 0
 0
 0


 Shetland Islands
 0
 0
 0
 0


 South Ayrshire
 0
 0
 0
 0


 South Lanarkshire
 1
 0
 0
 0


 Stirling
 0
 0
 0
 0


 West Dunbartonshire
 0
 0
 0
 0


 West Lothian
 0
 0
 0
 0



  Note:

  Includes all offences recorded under the Criminal Justice Act sections 141 and 141A and the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959.

Crime

Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences have been committed under section 52 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Hugh Henry: The available information is given in the following table. The recorded crime statistics collected centrally do not distinguish legislation at the level of detail requested. In consequence, the figures given in the table include all crimes of vandalism, including offences recorded under legislation other than that specified in the question.

  Crimes Recorded by the Police of "Vandalism", 1999 to 2002

  

 Council Area
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002


 Scotland
 75,575
 79,059
 90,181
 89,808


 Aberdeen City
 4,507
 4,310
 4,382
 3,982


 Aberdeenshire
 2,958
 3,080
 2,894
 2,355


 Angus
 1,833
 1,852
 2,032
 2,020


 Argyll and Bute
 789
 782
 928
 868


 Clackmannanshire
 563
 719
 778
 737


 Dumfries and Galloway
 1,797
 1,755
 2,091
 2,766


 Dundee City
 3,275
 3,213
 3,532
 3,754


 East Ayrshire
 1,440
 1,468
 1,977
 1,941


 East Dunbartonshire
 1,145
 1,177
 1,125
 962


 East Lothian
 1,143
 884
 985
 1,066


 East Renfrewshire
 561
 595
 763
 861


 Edinburgh, City of
 9,226
 9,503
 9,653
 9,883


 Eilean Siar
 124
 176
 169
 167


 Falkirk
 1,851
 1,612
 1,547
 1,622


 Fife
 5,590
 5,893
 6,915
 6,850


 Glasgow City
 11,546
 13,186
 15,607
 15,180


 Highland
 2,721
 3,043
 3,075
 2,986


 Inverclyde
 888
 1,089
 1,527
 1,595


 Midlothian
 1,223
 1,162
 1,028
 1,070


 Moray
 1,261
 1,125
 1,288
 1,124


 North Ayrshire
 1,332
 1,679
 2,446
 2,538


 North Lanarkshire
 3,888
 4,728
 6,273
 5,171


 Orkney Islands
 101
 131
 128
 138


 Perth and Kinross
 1,790
 1,689
 1,999
 2,103


 Renfrewshire
 2,719
 3,075
 3,591
 3,123


 Scottish Borders
 1,281
 1,222
 1,479
 1,623


 Shetland Islands
 138
 166
 256
 196


 South Ayrshire
 1,003
 1,251
 1,907
 1,824


 South Lanarkshire
 3,644
 4,025
 4,582
 4,998


 Stirling
 820
 694
 698
 858


 West Dunbartonshire
 1,615
 1,487
 1,986
 2,142


 West Lothian
 2,803
 2,288
 2,540
 3,305



  Note:

  Includes all offences of vandalism recorded under the common law and all offences recorded under the British Telecommunications Act 1981 section 46, the Criminal Damage Act 1971, the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 section 52, the Electric Lighting Act 1882 section 22, Local Police Acts (malicious damage), the Postal Services Act 2000 section 85(1) (not explosives), the Post Office Act 1953 section 60 (not explosives) and section 61 and the Submarine Telegraph Act 1885 section 3.

Crime

Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences of (a) petty assault, (b) breach of the peace and (c) drunkenness have been committed in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Hugh Henry: The requested information is given in the following tables.

  Offences Recorded by the Police of "Petty Assault", 1999 to 2002

  

 Council Area
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002


 Scotland
 53,989
 54,751
 54,870
 54,726


 Aberdeen City
 3,117
 3,096
 3,222
 3,164


 Aberdeenshire
 1,728
 1,803
 1,752
 1,542


 Angus
 939
 902
 994
 1,151


 Argyll and Bute
 685
 634
 566
 648


 Clackmannanshire
 378
 397
 508
 533


 Dumfries and Galloway
 1,456
 1,209
 1,073
 1,379


 Dundee City
 2,081
 2,073
 1,829
 2,012


 East Ayrshire
 1,198
 1,024
 1,149
 1,162


 East Dunbartonshire
 504
 541
 516
 483


 East Lothian
 921
 981
 785
 711


 East Renfrewshire
 359
 314
 322
 314


 Edinburgh, City of
 7,000
 7,677
 7,167
 6,147


 Eilean Siar
 147
 129
 131
 133


 Falkirk
 1,383
 1,441
 1,484
 1,608


 Fife
 3,167
 3,322
 3,421
 3,518


 Glasgow City
 9,718
 9,784
 9,836
 9,985


 Highland
 1,808
 1,707
 1,982
 2,096


 Inverclyde
 731
 786
 888
 854


 Midlothian
 970
 910
 918
 766


 Moray
 847
 859
 982
 986


 North Ayrshire
 1,177
 1,134
 1,138
 1,285


 North Lanarkshire
 2,918
 2,857
 3,181
 3,382


 Orkney Islands
 114
 70
 86
 66


 Perth and Kinross
 908
 933
 944
 912


 Renfrewshire
 1,761
 1,766
 1,829
 1,591


 Scottish Borders
 921
 1,051
 1,021
 983


 Shetland Islands
 120
 89
 95
 125


 South Ayrshire
 1,006
 974
 908
 973


 South Lanarkshire
 2,520
 2,400
 2,598
 2,556


 Stirling
 639
 674
 756
 871


 West Dunbartonshire
 964
 917
 932
 949


 West Lothian
 1,804
 2,297
 1,857
 1,841



  Offences Recorded by the Police of "Breach of the Peace", 1999 to 2002

  

 Council Area
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002


 Scotland
 71,028
 69,986
 72,601
 74,169


 Aberdeen City
 4,090
 3,405
 3,826
 3,777


 Aberdeenshire
 2,666
 2,445
 2,431
 2,263


 Angus
 1,254
 1,162
 1,240
 1,607


 Argyll and Bute
 1,218
 1,449
 1,722
 1,408


 Clackmannanshire
 492
 538
 674
 666


 Dumfries and Galloway
 1,778
 1,529
 1,423
 1,639


 Dundee City
 3,027
 2,918
 2,714
 2,976


 East Ayrshire
 1,857
 1,571
 1,658
 1,638


 East Dunbartonshire
 716
 748
 772
 822


 East Lothian
 537
 489
 521
 515


 East Renfrewshire
 531
 571
 522
 496


 Edinburgh, City of
 3,450
 3,585
 3,658
 4,072


 Eilean Siar
 359
 269
 254
 297


 Falkirk
 1,952
 1,901
 1,952
 2,242


 Fife
 3,716
 3,669
 3,954
 4,361


 Glasgow City
 15,602
 16,390
 16,077
 15,493


 Highland
 3,589
 3,439
 3,733
 3,864


 Inverclyde
 1,414
 1,352
 1,380
 1,224


 Midlothian
 575
 581
 611
 643


 Moray
 1,644
 1,655
 1,945
 2,038


 North Ayrshire
 2,022
 1,774
 1,868
 2,010


 North Lanarkshire
 4,643
 4,705
 5,093
 5,615


 Orkney Islands
 132
 97
 157
 124


 Perth and Kinross
 1,364
 1,256
 1,288
 1,369


 Renfrewshire
 2,246
 2,247
 2,146
 2,012


 Scottish Borders
 774
 854
 931
 1,158


 Shetland Islands
 178
 112
 159
 156


 South Ayrshire
 1,611
 1,482
 1,359
 1,607


 South Lanarkshire
 4,266
 4,232
 4,614
 3,976


 Stirling
 765
 927
 1,166
 1,170


 West Dunbartonshire
 1,513
 1,530
 1,546
 1,596


 West Lothian
 1,047
 1,104
 1,207
 1,335



  Offences Recorded by the Police of "Drunkenness", 1999 to 2002

  

 Council Area
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002


 Scotland
 7,785
 7,810
 7,920
 7,083


 Aberdeen City
 46
 47
 33
 36


 Aberdeenshire
 80
 59
 53
 38


 Angus
 70
 55
 44
 60


 Argyll and Bute
 343
 351
 252
 229


 Clackmannanshire
 43
 16
 12
 7


 Dumfries and Galloway
 77
 108
 71
 51


 Dundee City
 386
 400
 424
 369


 East Ayrshire
 207
 171
 179
 158


 East Dunbartonshire
 57
 74
 92
 89


 East Lothian
 23
 23
 26
 11


 East Renfrewshire
 32
 33
 28
 18


 Edinburgh, City of
 57
 132
 261
 230


 Eilean Siar
 88
 66
 60
 60


 Falkirk
 86
 72
 83
 60


 Fife
 313
 365
 388
 428


 Glasgow City
 1,889
 1,864
 1,999
 1,834


 Highland
 772
 757
 761
 696


 Inverclyde
 322
 257
 207
 190


 Midlothian
 22
 24
 23
 18


 Moray
 142
 105
 98
 107


 North Ayrshire
 272
 280
 279
 212


 North Lanarkshire
 689
 678
 642
 552


 Orkney Islands
 26
 11
 19
 12


 Perth and Kinross
 122
 219
 155
 136


 Renfrewshire
 257
 290
 310
 311


 Scottish Borders
 39
 39
 71
 59


 Shetland Islands
 47
 33
 31
 40


 South Ayrshire
 159
 154
 163
 171


 South Lanarkshire
 606
 619
 606
 427


 Stirling
 96
 69
 67
 58


 West Dunbartonshire
 340
 351
 373
 306


 West Lothian
 77
 88
 110
 110

Hospitals

Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether the development of any hospitals, or additional hospital facilities, has been delayed owing to an inadequate provision of water and sewerage services.

Malcolm Chisholm: This is a matter for NHS bodies which have day-to-day responsibility with no information of the nature requested being held centrally. However, no delays in the development of new hospitals or related facilities resulting from the inadequate provision of water and sewerage by Scottish Water have been brought to the attention of the Scottish Executive.

NHS Services

Mr Bruce McFee (West of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will investigate any reduction in the level of locally provided services at the Vale of Leven Hospital.

Malcolm Chisholm: I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-1103 on 14 July 2003. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search ..

Nuclear Power

Campbell Martin (West of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Her Majesty's Government about the impact of closing the Hunterston nuclear power station following the commencement of decommissioning in 2011.

Lewis Macdonald: The Executive has regular discussions with Her Majesty’s Government and the energy industry on a wide range of matters.

  The Hunterston power station comprises Hunterston A, owned by British Nuclear Fuels Ltd, and Hunterston B, owned by British Energy (BE). Hunterston A ceased power production in 1990 and is already in the process of decommissioning. Hunterston B is still operating and I understand that BE has not set a date for decommissioning to commence.

Nuclear Power

Campbell Martin (West of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had any discussions with Her Majesty's Government about any potential for developing the current Hunterston nuclear power station site in Ayrshire as a centre of excellence in the generation of energy from renewable sources and what the conclusion was of any such discussions.

Lewis Macdonald: No such plans have been presented to the Executive.

Roads

Rosie Kane (Glasgow) (SSP): To ask the Scottish Executive what the reasons are for the increase in the estimated costs to the M74 northern extension.

Nicol Stephen: The range of costs now quoted is based on better information from the further preparation undertaken and is given at anticipated outturn costs.

Roads

Rosie Kane (Glasgow) (SSP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether the contribution required from Glasgow City Council towards the cost of the M74 northern extension has increased and, if so, by how much.

Nicol Stephen: Glasgow City Council have agreed to fund 8.9% of the scheme costs. I expect their contribution to lie within the range of £33.4 million to £44.5 million. This compares with a cost of £21.8 million plus fees and inflation based on the previous estimate from 2000.

Roads

Rosie Kane (Glasgow) (SSP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether an environmental impact assessment has been carried out in respect of the M74 northern extension and, if so, when and what the results of the assessment were.

Nicol Stephen: An Environmental Statement for the scheme was published on 24 March 2003. Copies of the non-technical summary of the environmental statement are available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 28384).

Royal Mail

Bristow Muldoon (Livingston) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking regarding the impact of the proposal by the Royal Mail to withdraw its rail services for the distribution of mail.

Nicol Stephen: Next month I am to meet both English, Welsh and Scottish Railway and the Royal Mail to receive further briefing on this matter. Following these meetings, I intend to make representations to the UK Government.

Royal Mail

Bristow Muldoon (Livingston) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department for Transport regarding the proposal by the Royal Mail to withdraw rail services for the distribution of mail.

Nicol Stephen: The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department for Transport on a wide range of issues.

Royal Mail

Bristow Muldoon (Livingston) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding it allocated to the Royal Mail in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01, (c) 2001-02 and (d) 2002-03.

Allan Wilson: Allocation of funding to the Royal Mail is reserved to the UK Government.

Scottish Biodiversity Forum

Fergus Ewing (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether full colour calendars for 2003-04 have been sent in the same envelope as Integrated Administration and Control System forms to all recipients of such forms and, if so, on whose authority the decision to do so was taken and, in particular, whether the Scottish Biodiversity Forum's agriculture working group had any role in making the decision; how many calendars were sent out; what the calendars cost in total; what the cost was of any extra postage involved, and whether distributing these calendars in this manner was a sensible use of public funds

Allan Wilson: The Scottish Biodiversity Forum’s IACS Year Calendar 2003-04 was issued with Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) packs to all IACS producers in the spring of this year. The distribution of the IACS year calendars in the IACS packs was jointly authorised by Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department's agricultural staff, CAP Management and Countryside and Natural Heritage divisions.

  Following issue of the IACS Year Calendar 2002-03 last year, the Scottish Biodiversity Forum’s Agriculture Working Group (AWG) invited NFUS Farming Leader recipients to provide feedback on the calendar, in particular whether one should be produced for 2003-04. Eighty-eight per cent of questionnaire respondents requested an IACS Year Calendar for 2003-04 and on the basis of that result, AWG members agreed that another calendar should be produced. It was clear from the responses that a majority of IACS producers considered the calendar to be valuable not only in biodiversity terms but also for highlighting key dates for events and grant and subsidy scheme deadlines.

  The IACS year calendars are not Scottish Executive publications but have been produced by the AWG. A wide range of organisations is represented on the AWG (now known as the Rural Land Use Working Group) and several have been directly involved in creating and contributing to the cost of the two calendars.

  The production and issue of IACS year calendars to almost 20,000 IACS producers in 2002 and 2003 is just one of several ways the AWG has gone about fulfilling its remit of raising awareness of the importance of biodiversity and encouraging its protection and enhancement. Such publications will contribute towards farmers E understanding of the natural environment and how important their role is maintaining biological diversity in the countryside. This is particularly worthwhile as farmers become involved in a more environment-focused CAP system, cross-compliance and other environmental issues.

  A copy of the IACS Year Calendar 2003-04 was sent to 19,725 IACS producers at an additional postage cost of £6,706.50. The total cost of producing 20,000 and distributing 19,725 IACS Year Calendars for 2003-04 was £16,819. As in the previous year, all these costs were met by the AWG.

Solutions RMC

Tricia Marwick (Mid Scotland and Fife) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what legal proceedings are currently in process following the suspension of Breast Cancer Research (Scotland) from operating as a charity.

Colin Boyd QC: Proceedings have been taken under section 7 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 against a number of individuals and a company. Final orders have been taken against Tony Freeman, Anthony Levinson, Anne McGill and Solutions Recruitment and Management Consultancy Ltd, removing them from management or control of Breast Cancer Research (Scotland). Proceedings are still live against another individual, John Cooper.

Solutions RMC

Tricia Marwick (Mid Scotland and Fife) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether any charges have been brought as of 19 June 2003 against Mr Tony Freeman of Solutions RMC.

Tricia Marwick (Mid Scotland and Fife) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether any criminal charges have been brought as of 18 June 2003 against anyone connected with Solutions RMC following the suspension of Breast Cancer Research (Scotland) as a charity.

Colin Boyd QC: No.

Solutions RMC

Tricia Marwick (Mid Scotland and Fife) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2O-199 by Colin Boyd QC on 19 June 2003 ( Official Report , c 972), on what basis the Lord Advocate stated that the position in respect of the interdict in respect of Mr Robert Winter is sub judice.

Colin Boyd QC: The answer was given on the basis that the court order referred to was an interim interdict and therefore the final status of that order remained to be determined by the court. The Lord Advocate is not a party to that action but understands, from information provided to him on 3 July, that the proceedings are now concluded and, in the circumstances, these interdict proceedings are no longer subject to the sub judice rule. The current proceedings under the supervision of charities legislation brought by the Lord Advocate remain active and continue to be subject to the sub judice rule.

Solutions RMC

Tricia Marwick (Mid Scotland and Fife) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how its position in relation to protecting people giving evidence to the investigation into the Holyrood building project, led by Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, ( Official Report , 19 June 2003; c 954) is consistent with not seeking to vary the interdict against Mr Robert Winter in order to allow him to tell the public and MSPs about the business of Solutions RMC.

Colin Boyd QC: The inquiry announced by the First Minister into the Holyrood project on 12 June is an independent inquiry and the conduct of that inquiry is first and foremost for Lord Fraser to determine.

  The interim interdict granted against Mr Winter relates to business matters flowing from Mr Winter's employment with Solutions RMC and in no way prevented him from speaking to the regulatory authorities.

Water Charges

Fergus Ewing (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received a letter issued in May 2003 from the Forum of Private Business in Scotland seeking a meeting with the Minister for Environment and Rural Development to discuss water charges for business customers; if so, whether the minister will hold such a meeting and invite all other bodies representing businesses that have expressed concerns on this matter

Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will meet the Forum of Private Business in order to discuss increases in business water charges.

Allan Wilson: A letter from the Forum of Private Business in Scotland has been received and I have agreed to meet them.